Several lawmakers and observers said that while the budget relied on many "one-time" fixes that would do little to address future deficits, it was no worse than budgets that were approved in the last two decades.
When the Coalition tried to pass a few friendly amendments to the bill, to address legal concerns shared by some on the Council, many one-time supporters -- Alds.
Many one-time patrons who have been chastised for sitting on the tables, whistling loudly or trying to pick up women refer to it as "that rule place" and have complained that the atmosphere is a "buzz kill".
That's why you have so many one-time major winners".
Many one-time protesters have since been consigned to the margins of Chinese society.
And big French firms, many one-time branches of the civil service, have been opened up to market competition, bringing new pressures to perform in the office or factory floor.
Analysts on average expected a loss of 5 cents a share on revenue of $507.9 million, according to Thomson Reuters, but it was not clear if the numbers were comparable because of the many one-time items.
An online stockbroking firm, for instance, could instruct its system to make sure that a regular customer always gets a quick response, especially when there are many one-time users online merely checking free stock quotes.
Instead, the stock market seems to give a higher ranking to banks that have posted fewer losses and manage to earn money without the help of a boost from too many one-time items.
Many one-time expenditures, like programs for public safety, are likely to be dropped, and most legislators are abandoning hopes for more spending on pet projects, like centers for the elderly and swimming pools.
As DaimlerChrysler prepares to release its financial results for last year in Germany, it has faced the question of whether to take another loss for Freightliner leases, said the official, adding that DaimlerChrysler wanted to take as many one-time charges as possible now to put problems behind it.
